User Experience Analyst

Auto-Owners Insurance; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Fully-funded pension plan

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Auto-Owners Insurance is seeking a User Experience Designer to analyze user feedback and ensure user-centered designs. The role offers flexibility to work from home up to 3 days a week after training.

We seek a creative individual with a strong design background, preferably with a degree in a relevant field. Benefits include competitive salary, matched 401(k), fully-funded pension, and generous time off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in user experience design, graphic design or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Strong artistic and visual eye for design, solid understanding of web design.
• Effective communication with project teams and participation in brainstorming sessions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and user feedback for user-centered design.
• Consult with business users and IT to develop visual design concepts.
• Conduct and analyze user research including usability studies and interviews.
• Develop information architecture for web development and user interactions.
• Maintain awareness of current usability and user-centered design best practices.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of corporate web standards.

Skills

User-centered design

Adobe Suite

CSS

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

User Experience Designer

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs. We offer a merit-based work‑from‑home program based on job responsibilities. After initial training in‑person, this role could have the flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include analyzing business requirements and user feedback needed for user‑centered design.

• Consulting with business users and IT to determine the information needed to develop visual design concepts, including graphics, and screen mockups.
• Conducting and analyzing user research, including usability studies, user interviews and surveys.
• Developing information architecture needed for web development and user interactions.
• Maintaining an awareness of current usability and user‑centered design best practices.
• Consulting with users, architects, project leaders, and management to resolve problems and suggest alternatives.
• Assisting with development and maintenance of corporate web standards.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in user experience design, user interface design, user‑centered design, information architecture, graphic design, human‑computer interaction, new media, or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Strong artistic and visual eye for design, with a solid understanding of how to design for the web.
• Proficiency with Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Understanding of CSS, (X)HTML, XML, JavaScript, image editing and production, interface design, usability testing, and information architecture is desired.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with project teams and participate in brainstorming sessions.
• Portfolio of previous projects demonstrating Web Design/User Experience Design.

Benefits

Auto‑Owners offers a friendly work environment, structured training program, employee mentoring and an excellent compensation/benefits package. Competitive base salary, matched 401(k), fully‑funded pension plan, bonus programs, and generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Auto-Owners Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. The Company hires, transfers, and promotes on the basis of ability, without consideration of disability, age, sex, race, color, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or any factor contrary to federal, state or local law. Please note that the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.